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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • July 10, 2024
WAY BACK WHEN: Fred Shepherd

Longtime Oakland resident Fred Shepherd was born in Winter Garden, and his wife’s family settled in West Orange County in 1919.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • May 14, 2025
A.B. Newton & Co. celebrates 10 years

The Winter Garden-based company is a popular booth at the weekly farmers market and is known for its fun and quirky items promoting West Orange communities.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 10, 2025
The First Academy lacrosse honors veterans at Wounded Warrior game

In partnership with the school’s Wounded Warrior Club, The First Academy boys and girls lacrosse teams honored a pair of veterans and their families at the annual event.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • April 25, 2024
Windermere, Horizon compete at WGI World Championships

Both Windermere High and Horizon High color guard teams qualified for and competed in the 2024 WGI Scholastic A World Championships.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • December 22, 2023
Windermere council opens Town Hall rehab to more public input

After much discussion at the Windermere Town Council meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12, town leaders voted unanimously to collect more public input before moving forward with any changes to Town Hall.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • November 26, 2024
Orlando Torah Center project draws community’s ire

Orange County staff is scheduling a second meeting in December so more residents have a chance to ask questions and share their opinions on the synagogue project in Sand Lake Hills.

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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • February 27, 2025
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Ages Hart, Ocoee City Commission District 4

Incumbent George Oliver III faces off against former interim commissioner Ages Hart in the lone city of Ocoee election on the March ballot.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 30, 2023
THE UNSOLVED: Where is Ernest Manzanares?

Ernest Joe Manzanares, who would now be 58 years old, was last seen in Ocoee July 28, 1988.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • October 26, 2023
Not in my backyard: Residents speak out against liquor store in Horizon West

A developer is seeking to construct Stoneybrook Liquors on 4.2 acres north of Porter Road and west of Hamlin Groves Trail.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • November 20, 2023
Espresso yourself: Double O’s opens in Ocoee

Colby O’Brien, 22, is bringing a quick-service, drive-thru coffee company to the city.

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  • By Leticia Silva |
  • June 18, 2025
MEET THE CANDIDATES: Coretta Anthony-Smith, Florida Senate District 15

Coretta Anthony-Smith is one of four democrats vying for the Florida Senate District 15 seat.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • September 26, 2024
Special Hearts Farm project clears hurdle

The proposed project in the Lake Avalon Rural Settlement has been a strong point of contention since the initial community meeting held in May.

  • Southwest Orange
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  • By Sam Albuquerque |
  • September 30, 2024
FRIDAY NIGHT FIVE: West Orange football in district driver's seat after Apopka win

Observer Sports Editor Sam Albuquerque serves up his top five observations from the area's high school football games, every Monday morning.

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  • By Megan Bruinsma |
  • October 10, 2025
Horizon's lighting speed placed girls and boys cross-country in first

Horizon High’s girls and boys cross-country teams both placed first in the Metro West Championship.

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  • By Megan Bruinsma |
  • October 23, 2025
West Orange teens tap into their creative side with The Pulp Pages

Teen volunteers gather in West Oaks Library once per month to work together on creating their own magazine: The Pulp Pages.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • December 19, 2024
Arctic Brotherhood enjoys thrill of manly adventures

Nine Windermere friends have taken 22 epic hiking adventures to many U.S. national parks, as well as to several other countries. They say this is the one week they can pretend to be real men.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • December 5, 2025
WAY BACK WHEN: Ward Britt

For the Winter Garden native and Oakland resident, all roads lead back to West Orange County.

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  • By Annabelle Sikes |
  • May 18, 2023
To raise or not to raise, that is the question

Windermere Town Council mulled options for shoring up the dock at Lake Down Park.

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  • By Amy Quesinberry Price |
  • February 8, 2023
Pam Gould resigns from Shepherd’s Hope

The president and CEO of the nonprofit Shepherd's Hope is leaving her position to concentrate on a different path in public service.

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  • By Andrea Mujica |
  • December 30, 2022
Ocoee High School’s first Super Scholar heading to Brown

Vo matched with Brown through QuestBridge’s Match Scholarship, a program that grants recipients of the scholarship admission to one of QuestBridge’s college partners.

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